If you stay on top of the latest viral images on the internet, you might have seen this one doing the rounds last year. It's a battle to the death between two snakes, in which both of them lost. They should probably just have shaken hands and called it a draw, but as they don't have hands, we guess they were stuck!
There are two ways can kill any prey (including humans); either a venomous bite, or by constriction, whereby the snake will simply squeeze and squeeze until blood can no longer circulate. Here we have a python, which uses the constriction method, fighting a king cobra, which prefers to bite. We don't know who started the fight, but the python has wrapped the cobra up and strangled it to death, whilst the cobra has poisoned the python in an attempt to get free, and the python eventually succumbed to the dose. No winners, only losers!
Over the years, weve seen so many food trends come and go, such as ramen burgers, matcha, and spiked ice-cream. Nowadays, were seeing another trend making waves in the food industry. How many times today have you seen an Instagram photo of a scoop of black ice cream, or a cup of black yogurt, or hamburgers with black buns? Indeed, the charcoal trend has taken the world by storm.
So, what gives your latte that deep black shade? Activated charcoal, or coconut ash, is produced by heating coconut shells to insanely high temperatures until theyre burnt to a crisp. The ashes are then increased in size by steaming at high temperatures. Through this process, the ashes become a strong detoxifier, mostly because they become extra absorbent. This product may be purchased in pill form, and promises to alleviate hangovers, minimize the effects of food poisoning, and fight the visible signs of aging.
Activated charcoal is said to boost ones energy as a result of decreasing toxins in the body. However, no evidence proves that detoxifying can lead to increased energy. Also, while it can help cure a hangover, it doesnt necessarily remove alcohol from your blood. It is also said to aid in debloating your stomach because it cleanses your colon but again, this all anecdotal and isnt supported by scientific evidence as of yet. All we can say for sure is that it is a proven detoxifier.